Kathy H. is a thirty-one-year-old clone who has been bred for her organs to be harvested when she reaches adulthood. She works as a "carer," a kind of nurse-cum-companion to clones who are in the process of making their donations, and is very...

There are many dark an challenging themes in this book. Ishiguro highlights many forms of willful ignorance, of social issues (like the organ donations) as well as personal issues (like sex and virginity). Often, his characters shy away from...